Hearing that third teams with cap space are now getting involved in Erik Karlsson trade talks to help facilitate a potential trade. Makes sense, especially if Bobby Ryan contract is involved and contenders don't have room for it.

I can't help but take a little bit of schaedenfreude out of "Teams should win because they have smart front offices, not because they're rich" Sens fans facing up to the reality that, for the first time in about 20 years, their front office might be full of dopes.

Tampa Bay, as previously reported, still very reluctant to move any material player on their roster. Donâ€™t feel they have to. Karlsson return package, if a trade happens here, will be heavy in future assets.

And then you get moments like the actual Erik Karlsson following @brian5or6 after his insane video rant about the Senators trading EK, and Twitter becomes THE GREATEST THING. pic.twitter.com/HhzAIWIrY8